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 The
Av-Intel patented design is suggestive of a blimp-like
design, cut into sections and lengthened. The overall
result is a cigar-shaped airship with a fineness ratio
in excess of 8:1. This unique design provides a minimal
cross section and cost relative to load capability such
that cost-per ton mile is lower than all other cargo
modes and approaches that of surface transportation. The
Av-Intel airship patents also include the correct
positioning of propulsion for low speed precision
flight, and precision low speed cross-wind maneuvers.
The design includes off the shelf technologies and does
not require new rotational or gear box systems. The
result is low capital and operational costs, allowing
for economical air transport using airships.
Av-Intel's first
planned commercial prototype is analogous to the
aerodynamic design of the historical US Navy airship
“The Shenandoah” and will be built for a net payload of
40 tons. The larger airship sizes as anticipated by the
past FedEx-Lockheed assessment include net payloads up
to 500 tons.
Av-Intel Inc. (USA) is a leading Cargo and High
Altitude Airship Systems design -
development company. The Av-Intel patents define the overall core design and
technology breakthroughs that inaugurate an
economical new transportation industry using airships.
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